Overview of Documented and Reported Postal Services operated by Scouts and/or Guides

Coding system used

Documented Service - operating

S = stamp issuing

Documented Service - closed

C = cachet using

Documented Service - unknown status

X = method unknown

Reported Service

? = speculative

Postal service

County

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

1

Aberdare

Mid Glamorgan

X

X

X

2

Abingdon

Oxfordshire

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

3

Acton

Greater London

S

S

4

Alcester

Warwickshire

?

?

?

C

C

C

C

5

Aldershot

Hampshire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

6

Alloa

Central Scotland

S

S

S

S

7

Alresford

Essex

C

?

?

?

?

8

Alva

Central Scotland

S

S

S

S

S

9

Amersham

Buckinghamshire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

10

Amersham & Chesham

Buckinghamshire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

11

Anlaby & Hessle

Humberside

C

C

C

C

12

Apollo VSU (Rivenhall)

Essex

S

13

Arbroath

Tayside

C

?

?

?

?

14

Ashby de la Zouch

Leicestershire

C

C

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

?

15

Ashton-upon-Mersey

Cheshire

S

S

16

Aspley Guise (may be back)

Bedfordshire

?

?

S

S

S

S

17

Aylesford

Kent

S

18

Baildon (Spilsby)

West Yorkshire

X

X

X

19

Bampton

Cumbria

X

20

Bampton

Devonshire

S

S

S

21

Barlborough & Spinkhill (Warsop)

Derbyshire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

22

Barton Segrave

Northamptonshire

X

23

Barton, Barrow & Goxhill

Humberside

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

24

Bassingham

Lincolnshire

X

X

X

25

Bath

Avon

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Postal service

County

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

26

Battle

East Sussex

S

S

27

Bayston Hill

Shropshire

S

28

Beacon Hill

Essex

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

29

Beaumont Leys

Leicestershire

C

30

Bedford

Bedfordshire

C

C

31

Beeding & Bramber

West Sussex

S

S

?

?

?

?

?

?

32

Bellshill

Strathclyde

C

S

33

Bents Green

Yorkshire

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

34

Beverley

Humberside

C

C

C

?

?

?

35

Bewdley

Hereford & Worcester

S

S

S

S

36

Bewdley & Cleobury Mortimer

H & W / Shropshire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

37

Bewdley & Stourport

Hereford & Worcester

S

S

S

S

S

S

38

Biggleswade

Bedfordshire

X

39

Binfield

Berkshire

C

C

C

C

C

40

Bingham

Nottinghamshire

X

41

Bingley

West Yorkshire

S

S

42

Black Notley

Essex

S

S

S

S

S

S

43

Blackpool

Lancashire

?

?

?

S

S

S

S

44

Blackwater (Combined)

Essex

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

45

Blackwater (Land)

Essex

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

46

Blackwater (Sea)

Essex

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

47

Blaenau Gwent

Gwent

S

S

S

48

Boreham

Essex

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

49

Boughton

Kent

C

50

Boughton Monchelsea

Kent

C

C

C

Postal service

County

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

51

Bow

Devonshire

S

S

S

52

Bowthorpe

Norfolk

X

53

Bradninch

Devon

X

54

Braintree

Essex

X

X

55

Bramhall

Cheshire

C

C

S

S

S

56

Bramley

Hampshire

X

57

Bricket Wood

Hertfordshire

C

C

C

C

C

58

Bridgend

Mid Glamorgan

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

?

?

?

59

Bridlington

Humberside

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

60

Brightlingsea

Essex

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

61

Bristol and Kingswood

Avon

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

62

Bristol South

Avon

S

S

63

Bristol South and Kingswood

Avon

S

S

64

Bristol South East

Avon

S

65

Broadmayne

Dorsetshire

C

C

C

66

Broadstone

Dorsetshire

S

S

S

67

Broughton

Northamptonshire

X

68

Broughty Ferry

Dundee

X

69

Brynna

Mid Glamorgan

S

?

?

70

Buckley

Clwyd

S

S

S

S

S

71

Budleigh Salterton

Devon

X

72

Burgess Hill (7th)

West Sussex

C

C

C

C

C

73

Burgess Hill (8th)

West Sussex

C

C

C

C

C

74

Burgess Hill (combined)

West Sussex

C

C

C

C

C

C

?

?

75

Burntisland

Fife

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Postal service

County

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

76

Burry Port

Dyfed

C

C

C

C

C

C

?

?

77

Burton Latimer

Northamptonshire

?

?

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

78

Caerphilly

Mid Glamorgan

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

79

Campbeltown (may be back)

Strathclyde

C

C

?

X

X

80

Canterbury (14th)

Kent

S

X

81

Canterbury (16th)

Kent

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

82

Capel St. Mary

Suffolk

C

C

83

Cardiff

South Glamorgan

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

84

Cardiff (5th)

South Glamorgan

S

85

Cardiff (Llanishen)

South Glamorgan

S

86

Cardiff and the Vale

South Glamorgan

S

S

S

S

S

S

87

Carluke

Strathclyde

88

Carmarthen

Dyfed

X

89

Carmunnock

Strathclyde

S

S

S

S

S

90

Castle Hedingham

Essex

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

91

Castleside

Durham

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

92

Caversham

Berkshire

X

93

Charlbury

Oxfordshire

S

94

Charminster

Dorsetshire

C

?

95

Chatham

Kent

X

X

96

Cheadle

Cheshire

C

C

C

C

97

Cheadle

Staffordshire

C

S

S

S

S

S

S

?

?

?

?

98

Chesham

Buckinghamshire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

99

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

100

Chipping Norton

Oxfordshire

X

Postal service

County

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

101

Chipping Sodbury

Avon

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

102

Churchdown & Innesworth

Gloucestershire

X

103

Clackmannan County

Central Scotland

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

?

104

Claygate

Surrey

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

105

Cleeve, Claverham & Yatton

Somerset

S

S

S

S

S

106

Clevedon

Avon

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

107

Cockermouth

Cumbria

C

C

C

C

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

108

Coggeshall

Essex

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

109

Colchester (34th)

Essex

C

S

S

S

S

S

C

110

Conisbrough

South Yorkshire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

111

Copthorne

West Sussex

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

112

Cornelly

Mid Glamorgan

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

?

?

?

113

Cottingham

Humberside

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

114

Coventry

West Midlands

C

115

Cowbridge

Mid Glamorgan

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

116

Crediton

Devon

X

117

Crewkerne

Somerset

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

?

118

Cromer

Norfolk

X

X

119

Crossways

Dorsetshire

C

?

?

120

Crowborough

Surrey

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

121

Croydon (Croham Valley) (may be back)

Surrey

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

122

Cuffley

Hertfordshire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

123

Culverstone & Vigo

Kent

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

124

Darwen

Lancashire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

125

Deeping St James

Lincolnshire

C

Postal service

County

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

126

Derby

Derbyshire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

127

Desborough

Northamptonshire

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

?

?

128

Didcot

Oxfordshire

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

129

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

X

130

Dorchester

Dorsetshire

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

?

?

131

Downham Market

Norfolk

C

S

S

132

Driffield

Humberside

C

C

C

133

Dronfield

Derbyshire

S

S

S

S

S

134

Earley

Berkshire

X

X

135

East Cleveland

North Yorkshire

X

136

East Essex

Essex

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

137

East Glanford

Lincolnshire

X

138

East Kilbride

Strathclyde

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

139

East Leake

Leicestershire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

140

Eastbourne

East Sussex

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

141

Eastfield

North Yorkshire

X

142

Eccleshall

Staffordshire

C

143

Edinburgh

Lothian

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

144

Elmstead

Essex

145

Elmstead Market

Essex

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

?

?

146

Epsom

Surrey

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

?

147

Evesham

Hereford & Worcester

S

S

148

Exeter

Devonshire

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

S

S

149

Eynsham

Oxfordshire

X

150

Fairford

Gloucestershire

X

Postal service

County

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

151

Falkirk & Laurieston

Central Scotland

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

152

Farnborough

Hampshire

X

X

153

Farnham

Surrey

X

154

Faversham

Kent

C

C

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

155

Fenstanton & Hilton

Cambridgeshire

X

156

Ferring

West Sussex

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

157

Fife

Fife

S

158

Finchley

Greater London

S

S

S

159

Fordingbridge

Hampshire

S

S

S

?

?

160

Four Marks

Hampshire

X

161

Frinton-on-Sea

Essex

C

C

C

C

162

Garstang

Lancashire

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

163

Geddington

Northamptonshire

164

Goring & Streatley

Berkshire

165

Gourock/Greenock

Strathclyde

X

166

Great Bedwyn

Wiltshire

X

167

Great Missenden

Buckinghamshire

S

S

S

168

Great Tey

Essex

S

?

?

?

169

Grimsby & Cleethorpes

Humberside

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

?

?

170

Haddington

Lothian

S

S

S

S

S

?

?

171

Hagbourne

Oxfordshire

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

?

172

Halifax

West Yorkshire

173

Hamilton & Blantyre

Strathclyde

S

S

S

S

S

S

?

?

174

Harbury

Warwickshire

X

175

Harefield

Middlesex

X

Postal service

County

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007